conflicting computers?

[longtooth]

I am using windows xp and word 2000 to send compressed,
password protected files to an associate. She is using
windows 98 and winzip. I have no problem opening her
emails but she cannot open mine.It is necessary that we
correspond and need to solve this problem. Any help would
be appreciated. As I understand it if I download and use
Winzip I will lose the use of my compressed folders
option,which I would like to avoid doing if at all
possible. And yes, I have cross posted,but only because
this problem is preventing the two of us from sending
sensitive files to each other in the course of our
employment. So please forgive me.This is a problem that
we must solve before we can get on with our work.

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

longtooth wrote:
> I am using windows xp and word 2000 to send compressed,
> password protected files to an associate. She is using
> windows 98 and winzip. I have no problem opening her
> emails but she cannot open mine.It is necessary that we
> correspond and need to solve this problem. Any help would
> be appreciated. As I understand it if I download and use
> Winzip I will lose the use of my compressed folders
> option,which I would like to avoid doing if at all
> possible. And yes, I have cross posted,but only because
> this problem is preventing the two of us from sending
> sensitive files to each other in the course of our
> employment. So please forgive me.This is a problem that
> we must solve before we can get on with our work.

Crossposting is not a problem, but ONLY if it is done properly. Include all
of the groups you wish to crosspost to in the newsgroups: line, separated by
a comma, of one message. This way all of the replies to this message appear
on all of the groups and this saves you time because you do not need to go
to each group to find the replies to the message and it saves others from
wasting time by posting information that has already been posted by someone
else in another group.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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[longtooth]

>-----Original Message-----
>longtooth wrote:
>> I am using windows xp and word 2000 to send compressed,
>> password protected files to an associate. She is using
>> windows 98 and winzip. I have no problem opening her
>> emails but she cannot open mine.It is necessary that we
>> correspond and need to solve this problem. Any help
would
>> be appreciated. As I understand it if I download and
use
>> Winzip I will lose the use of my compressed folders
>> option,which I would like to avoid doing if at all
>> possible. And yes, I have cross posted,but only because
>> this problem is preventing the two of us from sending
>> sensitive files to each other in the course of our
>> employment. So please forgive me.This is a problem that
>> we must solve before we can get on with our work.
>
>Crossposting is not a problem, but ONLY if it is done
properly. Include all
>of the groups you wish to crosspost to in the
newsgroups: line, separated by
>a comma, of one message. This way all of the replies to
this message appear
>on all of the groups and this saves you time because you
do not need to go
>to each group to find the replies to the message and it
saves others from
>wasting time by posting information that has already
been posted by someone
>else in another group.
>--
>Ronnie Vernon
>Microsoft MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>
>Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>
>
>.
>Okay! Thanks very much for the reply,the second I have
recieved from this newsgroup that has nothing whatever to
do with the problem about which I posted in the first
place. I'm sure this problem can be easily solved,but not
by me. Surely someone has previous experience with this.

[Sharon F]

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 09:48:08 -0700, longtooth wrote:

> I am using windows xp and word 2000 to send compressed,
> password protected files to an associate. She is using
> windows 98 and winzip. I have no problem opening her
> emails but she cannot open mine.It is necessary that we
> correspond and need to solve this problem. Any help would
> be appreciated. As I understand it if I download and use
> Winzip I will lose the use of my compressed folders
> option,which I would like to avoid doing if at all
> possible. And yes, I have cross posted,but only because
> this problem is preventing the two of us from sending
> sensitive files to each other in the course of our
> employment. So please forgive me.This is a problem that
> we must solve before we can get on with our work.

You can install Winzip on your XP computer but your friend cannot install
XP's Compressed Folders on their Win98 computer. If you want compatibility
on both ends, it looks like you need to be using Winzip too.

After installing Winzip, re-register XP's DLL file that provides the XP zip
functions. Start> Run> regsvr32 zipfldr.dll

Use the XP features in your everyday zip tasks. Open Winzip and use the
program's interface when dealing with files that will be exchanged with
your friend.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP - Windows XP Shell/User

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

longtooth wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> longtooth wrote:
>>> I am using windows xp and word 2000 to send compressed,
>>> password protected files to an associate. She is using
>>> windows 98 and winzip. I have no problem opening her
>>> emails but she cannot open mine.It is necessary that we
>>> correspond and need to solve this problem. Any help would
>>> be appreciated. As I understand it if I download and use
>>> Winzip I will lose the use of my compressed folders
>>> option,which I would like to avoid doing if at all
>>> possible. And yes, I have cross posted,but only because
>>> this problem is preventing the two of us from sending
>>> sensitive files to each other in the course of our
>>> employment. So please forgive me.This is a problem that
>>> we must solve before we can get on with our work.
>>
>> Crossposting is not a problem, but ONLY if it is done properly.
>> Include all of the groups you wish to crosspost to in the
>> newsgroups: line, separated by a comma, of one message. This way all
>> of the replies to this message appear on all of the groups and this
>> saves you time because you do not need to go to each group to find
>> the replies to the message and it saves others from wasting time by
>> posting information that has already been posted by someone else in
>> another group. --
>> Ronnie Vernon
>> Microsoft MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>>
>> .
>> Okay! Thanks very much for the reply,the second I have
> recieved from this newsgroup that has nothing whatever to
> do with the problem about which I posted in the first
> place. I'm sure this problem can be easily solved,but not
> by me. Surely someone has previous experience with this.

Sorry, sent that too soon, The message was not meant to be derogatory and I
meant to include the following information.

This is an incompatibility with the XP implementation of compressed folders
with password protection and Winzip. I use another zip product and when I
try to view a file that has been compressed and password protected using the
XP module, it will not open in Win98. I just get a message that says
"Password?" with no way to enter the password.

Take Sharon's advice, this is likely the best workaround.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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